Tag Archives: Hafez Assad

Is Damascus Falling? Update: Yep.

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Lawrence Person

While we were looking at the rebel advance on Homs, another rebel force seems to have boiled up to successfully invest Damascus from the south. Syrian rebel groups reported gains in the country’s south on Saturday, capturing swaths of territory … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military, video | Tagged Abu Dhabi, Bashar Assad, Damascus, Foreign Policy, Hafez Assad, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Hezbollah, Homs, Israel, Jihad, Lebanon, Middle East, Military, Suchomimus, Syria, video | 8 Comments

Aleppo Falls

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The Syrian city of Aleppo has fallen to pro-Assad forces. This was an all-but-inevitable result, given the Russian airpower backing Bashar Assad and the disorganized nature of the opposing forces and the desultory backing those forces received from the likes … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad | Tagged Aleppo, Bashar Assad, Foreign Policy, Hafez Assad, Iran, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, Middle East, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen | Leave a comment

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